Rotations

For more information regarding specific goals and objectives please see the detailed rotations page.

PGY-1

3 months are spent on rotations with the Department of Otolaryngology  Head & Neck
Surgery during the intern year. This time includes inpatient and outpatient Otolaryngology
experience as well as exposure to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Audiology, Speech
Language Pathology, Pediatric Sleep Clinic, Multidisciplinary Craniofacial Team, and
Pediatric Allergy/Immunology.

The remainder of the year is comprised of one month rotations among the various core
surgical rotations including those required by the ACGME for Otolaryngology  Head
& Neck Surgery training.

PGY-2 through PGY-5

Rotations on the various services listed below comprise the remainder of the training
dedicated exclusively to Otolaryngology  Head & Neck Surgery. There is some limited
variability in the rotation schedule to accommodate for fluctuations in class size.

Regional One Health

The general ENT service encompasses all aspects of the specialty. The junior resident
(PGY-2 or PGY-3) has a high degree of autonomy managing this service under the direction
of Dr. Francisco Vieira. Also, the Baptist/Med chief resident is available to assist
with clinic patients or inpatient consults if needed and provides direction in the
OR with more advanced cases.

The second service at the Regional One Health is the facial trauma service, which
is run by the PGY-4 resident. The junior resident on the general service also has
an opportunity to participate in the reconstructive cases with Dr. Langsdon and the
PGY-4 resident. In addition, the PGY-4 resident also spends an equal amount of time
with Dr. Langsdon in his private clinic focusing on cosmetic facial plastic surgery,
which provides an exposure to the full spectrum of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery unrivaled at most institutions.

VA Medical Center

This service consists of 2 residents, providing a great overall experience for the
junior and a high level of surgical and clinical autonomy to the senior resident.
The PGY-3 resident on the research rotation also assists with some of the outpatient
clinic responsibilities.

The VA service covers all aspects of Otolaryngology with a focus on Head & Neck Oncology,
Rhinology, and Facial Plastic & Reconstuctive Surgery. Dr. Merry Sebelik and Dr. John
"Mac" Hodges are the core faculty members at the VA. Dr. Chris Hall and Dr. Terry
Templeton also provide assistance in both the clinic and the OR.

Methodist University Hospital

The Methodist service is a general ENT service with a focus on Head & Neck Oncology consisting
of 2-3 residents.

The junior resident gains insight as part of a larger team. Also, that resident spends
1 day each week in Dr. Samants private clinic seeing patients with head & neck cancer,
thyroid/parathyroid disorders, and advanced skull base disorders and sinus disease.

The remainder of the Methodist team is centered in the hospital, managing service
and private patients as well as consults.

Le Bonheur / St. Jude

This is a PGY-2 and PGY-3 rotation under the direction of the chairman, Dr. Jerome
Thompson. Additional faculty members include Dr. Jennifer McLevy and Dr. Rose Mary
Stocks. One day each week Dr. Bruce MacDonald operates at Le Bonheur, and the Le Bonheur
ENT resident has the opportunity to work with Dr. MacDonald and the Otology resident
on pediatric cases. Dr. Sandeep Samant also operates at both Le Bonheur and St. Jude for pediatric malignancies, skull base pathology, and advanced sinus disease.

The experience between Le Bonheur and St. Jude is very broad. Training varies from
the more fundamental aspects of Pediatric Otolaryngology to advanced management of
pediatric airway issues, congenital anomalies, head and neck cancer, pediatric facial
trauma, and sinonasal disorders.

Baptist / Regional One Health

This chief level rotation occurs in a suburban hospital setting. The resident works
primarily with Dr. Sandeep Samant. However, there is ample opportunity to work not
only with additional clinical faculty members such as Dr. Chris Hall and Dr. Blake
Williams but also with a variety of community Otolaryngologists and Plastic Surgeons
in private practice. Additionally, the Baptist resident also operates at Regional One Health two half-days each week to assist the junior resident on the general ENT service
at Regional One Health with more advanced cases.

Otology

This is a dedicated rotation for senior residentscovering both adult and pediatric
Neurotology under the direction of Dr. Bruce MacDonald. The Otology resident spends
time with Dr. MacDonald in his clinic and in the operating room at Le Bonheur, Baptist,
and Methodist.